Error when doing bulk index: [illegal_argument_exception] explicit index in bulk is not allowed

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Hello. I am using elasticsearch 5.1.1 on the AWS hosted elasticsearch (meaning, I have no ability to change the configuration in a material way).

We recently moved our architecture from a single-server ES 1.7 to the hosted 5.1.1 and my job is to get everything running on the new version.

So far, things have been running smoothly, however we have a script (nodejs) that uses the official javascript driver to move data from our database to elasticsearch. It uses bulk index commands. I am getting the error:

{ [Error: [illegal_argument_exception] explicit index in bulk is not allowed]
  status: 400,
  displayName: 'BadRequest',
  message: '[illegal_argument_exception] explicit index in bulk is not allowed',
  path: '/_bulk',
  query: {},
  body: '{"index":{"_index":"cards.2017-02-08","_type":"card","_id":23891342}}\n{"id":23891342,"entity_id":28400,"type":"news"}\n',
  statusCode: 400,
  response: '{"error":{"root_cause":[{"type":"illegal_argument_exception","reason":"explicit index in bulk is not allowed"}],"type":"illegal_argument_exception","reason":"explicit index in bulk is not allowed"},"status":400}',
  toString: [Function],
  toJSON: [Function] }

I've searched a lot of places before posting here and I can't seem to figure out what this error is actually saying. Am I doing something wrong? Does this have something to do with the allow_explicit_index (which I'm guessing I can't change since I have no access to elasticsearch.yml)?

What does this error mean, and is there any way to fix it or work around it given the circumstances?

Thanks for any help!

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Fixed it, the solution was:

  • Log into AWS
  • Go to Elasticsearch service
  • Go into the domain
  • Click Configure cluster
  • Scroll to bottom, open "Advanced options..." menu
  • Make sure rest.action.multi.allow_explicit_index is set to true
  • Save, wait the 15 minutes it takes to propagate, profit.
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